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China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project

STORY: China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: QINZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian Jing Hao leaving Qinzhou Port, China's Guangxi STORYLINE: China's ultra-large self-propelled cutter-suction dredger Tian Jing Hao, or Sky Whale, on Saturday completed its task in the ongoing Pinglu Canal project in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Initiated in August 2022, the 134.2-km-long Pinglu Canal stretches from the Xijin reservoir in the city of Hengzhou to Qinzhou port in the south of Guangxi. The Tian Jing Hao was used in the waterway construction of the canal on Aug. 20, 2023. Since then, it has dredged around 2,570,000 cubic meters of sand and mud. Since it was put into operation in 2010, the Tian Jing Hao has played an important role in the construction of major ports along China's domestic coast and major national strategic projects.

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children swim at Yingdong Natatorium, which was the sports venue for swimming at Beijing 1990 Asian Games, in National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play water polo at Yingdong Natatorium, which was the sports venue for swimming at Beijing 1990 Asian Games, in National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child roller-skates past Panpan, the mascot for the Beijing 1990 Asian Games, at National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A citizen runs at National Olympic Sports Center, which was bulit for Beijing 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Citizens play badminton at National Olympic Sports Center, which was bulit for Beijing 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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(SP)CHINA-ASIAN GAMES-VENUES-MASS FITNESS (CN)

(230908) -- BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Citizens play badminton at National Olympic Sports Center Stadium, which was the sports venue for handball at Beijing 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2023. Hangzhou will become the third city in China to host the Asian Games following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some sports venues used or built for Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games have already been open to the public after completion, which plays an important role in promoting mass fitness and attracting more people to get into sports. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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Car park drift contest roars in Jordan

STORY: Car park drift contest roars in Jordan DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: AMMAN CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the car park drift contest 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDO FEGHALI, Lebanese drift champion & contest advocate STORYLINE: Twenty Jordanian participants on Friday put their drifting skills to the test on the challenging and exciting tracks during the Red Bull Car Park Drift 2023 held in the Dead Sea area of Jordan. Jordanian competitor Moayad Yousef was crowned champion of the tournament, and consequently qualified to represent Jordan in the world finals this December in Doha, Qatar. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDO FEGHALI, Lebanese drift champion & contest advocate "We've been organizing the Red Bull Car Park Drift qualifiers since 2010 in all our regions, and always in Jordan, it's something special. I mean with the spectators here, with the level of competitors and their cars, it's just amazing. As you've seen in the first round, we had like 20 cars and believe me, it

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows children listening to a class featuring oracle bone script at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 25, 2022 (upper, photo taken by Zhang Haoran), and Kenyan students engaging in an interactive Chinese culture Q&A session during an event celebrating the UN Chinese Language Day at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 18, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Han Xu). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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AirAsia X to offer Osaka-Kuala Lumpur flight

OSAKA, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X, attends an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011, to promote a flight between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur to be launched on Nov. 30. In the promotional period through June 20, the lowest fare available on the new route from Kansai International Airport is set at 3,931 yen one way. The total ticket cost, including airport taxes, rises to 8,081 yen. The flight will be the airline's second service linking Malaysia and Japan after the inauguration in 2010 of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - A Baird's beaked whale more than 10 meters long is landed in the Wada area in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - People watch a Baird's beaked whale being butchered at the Wada area of Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Matsui sits out game vs Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui relaxes before a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug. 20, 2010. Matsui sat out the game.

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Kitajima 5th in Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan comes up for air during a heat in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitajima tied for fifth in the event.

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Figure skater Takahashi takes it easy

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi, the Vancouver Olympic figure skating bronze medalist, relaxes during a workout in Sapporo on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Lochte wins 200 backstroke at Pan Pacs

IRVINE, United States - Ryosuke Irie of Japan (R) looks at Ryan Lochte of the United States (L) during an awards ceremony at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Lochte won gold while Irie came third in the event.

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Kitajima 5th in Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan competes in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitajima tied for fifth in the event.

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Lochte wins 200 backstroke at Pan Pacs

IRVINE, United States - Ryosuke Irie of Japan (front) and Ryan Lochte of the United States start in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Lochte won gold in the event.

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Silva wins Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (L) catches his breath while Brazil's Felipe Silva (R) celebrates his win in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Matsui sits out game vs Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui watches a game against the Minnesota Twins from the dugout at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug. 20, 2010. Matsui sat out the game.

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Silva wins Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Brazil's Felipe Silva (front) and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima compete in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Silva won gold in the event.

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Kitajima 5th in Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan comes up for air during a heat in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitajima tied for fifth in the event.

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Lochte wins 200 backstroke at Pan Pacs

IRVINE, United States - Ryan Lochte of the United States swims during a heat in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Lochte won gold in the event.

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Japan's ruling party prepares for leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Hirofumi Hirano, a former Japanese chief Cabinet secretary, heads for a meeting with other lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010, to discuss a plan to urge the party's kingpin Ichiro Ozawa to run in the DPJ presidential election to challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Japan's ruling party prepares for leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Tarutoko, a senior member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, heads for a meeting with other DPJ lawmakers in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010, to discuss a plan to urge the party's kingpin Ichiro Ozawa to run in the DPJ presidential election to challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Pro-junta party gears up for Myanmar election

BANGKOK, Thailand - Members of the pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party celebrate the opening of a campaign office in Yangon on Aug. 20, 2010, to prepare for the Nov. 7 general election in Myanmar.

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Candle festival in Nara

NARA, Japan - People view part of 10,000 candles during a festival near the lit-up Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Candle festival in Nara

NARA, Japan - Fireworks go off during a candle festival near the lit-up Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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U.S. boy talks about N. Korea trip

BEIJING, China - Jonathan Lee, an American boy who has returned from a trip to North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 20, 2010. The 13-year-old environmental activist said he had no chance to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Haneda airport's 4th runway

TOKYO, Japan - People on a press tour view the D runway of Tokyo's Haneda airport Aug. 20, 2010. The airport's operator opened the fourth runway of the airport to the press prior to the Oct. 21 start of its use.

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Luxury specialty store Wako's Ginza outlet

TOKYO, Japan - This April 2010 file photo shows the main outlet of the luxury specialty store Wako Co., a landmark building in Tokyo's Ginza district. The operator of the store said Aug. 20, 2010, that it will open its two flagship outlets in the upscale district Sundays and holidays from October.

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Haneda airport's new int'l terminal

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows part of a new international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport shown to the press Aug. 20, 2010.

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Haneda airport's 4th runway

TOKYO, Japan - People on a press tour view the D runway of Tokyo's Haneda airport Aug. 20, 2010. The airport's operator opened the fourth runway of the airport to the press prior to the Oct. 21 start of its use.

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Japan to send chopper unit to flood-hit Pakistan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (R, standing) addresses a meeting with defense bureaucrats and Self-Defense Force leaders at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitazawa ordered the Ground Self-Defense Force the same day to dispatch a helicopter unit to flood-hit Pakistan.

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Nago mayor to run for Okinawa governor election

NAHA, Japan - Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha announces his bid to run for the Okinawa gubernatorial election during a press conference in the city Aug. 20, 2010. The mayor has demanded that the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station be moved from the city.

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Probe of deadly copter crash

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Investigators examine the retrieved debris of a Japan Coast Guard helicopter in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. The chopper went down into the Seto Inland Sea off Sanagi Island, leaving four dead and another missing.

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Irish central bank governor

TOKYO, Japan - Central Bank of Ireland Governor Patrick Honohan speaks in an interview with Kyodo News and other news organizations in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Probe of copter crash

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Government investigators examine the retrieved debris of a Japan Coast Guard helicopter in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. The chopper went down into the Seto Inland Sea off Sanagi Island in Kagawa Prefecture, leaving four dead and another missing.

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Gigantic lantern march in Aomori

GOSHOGAWARA, Japan - A gigantic ''matagi'' hunter lantern proceeds along a street in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 4, 2010. The five-day Tachi-neputa summer festival began the same day, featuring 16 lanterns including three over 20 meters tall.

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Pro-junta party gears up for Myanmar election

BANGKOK, Thailand - Members of the pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party celebrate the opening of a campaign office in Yangon on Aug. 20, 2010, to prepare for the Nov. 7 general election in Myanmar. (Kyodo)

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Candle festival in Nara

NARA, Japan - Fireworks go off during a candle festival near the lit-up Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Candle festival in Nara

NARA, Japan - People view part of 10,000 candles during a festival near the lit-up Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - People watch a Baird's beaked whale being butchered at the Wada area of Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Nago mayor to run for Okinawa governor election

NAHA, Japan - Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha announces his bid to run for the Okinawa gubernatorial election during a press conference in the city Aug. 20, 2010. The mayor has demanded that the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station be moved from the city. (Kyodo)

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Japan's ruling party prepares for leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Hirofumi Hirano, a former Japanese chief Cabinet secretary, heads for a meeting with other lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010, to discuss a plan to urge the party's kingpin Ichiro Ozawa to run in the DPJ presidential election to challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan. (Kyodo)

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Silva wins Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Brazil's Felipe Silva (front) and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima compete in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Silva won gold in the event. (Kyodo)

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Silva wins Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (L) catches his breath while Brazil's Felipe Silva (R) celebrates his win in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Kitajima 5th in Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan competes in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitajima tied for fifth in the event. (Kyodo)

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Probe of deadly copter crash

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Investigators examine the retrieved debris of a Japan Coast Guard helicopter in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. The chopper went down into the Seto Inland Sea off Sanagi Island, leaving four dead and another missing. (Kyodo)

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - A Baird's beaked whale more than 10 meters long is landed in the Wada area in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)